Spirit Airlines to start flights from Kansas City in August
Spirit Airlines will operate five daily routes from Kansas City starting August 7 and 8 to Chicago Dallas-Fort Worth Detroit Las Vegas and Houston. The Miramar based carrier touts ultra low fares with optional services while charging for extras. Kansas City will be Spirit’s 56th city and the first new service at KCI since Alaska Airlines two years ago.
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Seattle
Mark van Loh
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Bryan Jones
George S. Schrand Jr
McConnell base named home for KC-46A tankers in Wichita
U S Air Force grants final approval for McConnell Air Force Base Wichita to house 36 KC-46A air refueling tankers beginning 2016. Funding of 219 million dollars will upgrade facilities including three hangars and related construction. Kansas officials and Wichita leaders welcomed the decision noting economic and national security benefits.
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Spokane
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Janet Miller
Kansas City restaurant to reopen across street after blast
JJ s plans a summer reopening of a 4800 square foot restaurant and bar in Plaza Vista Building across from Country Club Plaza. Owner Jimmy Frantze expects 90 percent of former staff back after a fatal Feb 19 2013 natural gas explosion damaged the site and nearby buildings.
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Eldridge Hotel expansion eyed to lure sports teams in Lawrence
Eldridge plans a major expansion adding a larger restaurant and kitchen, new meeting spaces, a banquet hall, and a two-story balcony overlooking Massachusetts Street. Led by Thomas Fritzel, the project aims to attract more sports teams and heighten Lawrence lodging capacity amid several new hotel builds.
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Better Block Lawrence aims to boost walkability and culture
Block class plans a Better Block Lawrence event to showcase how neighborhoods can become more walkable, sustainable, and socially engaged by highlighting existing arts and cultural assets along the Ninth Street corridor within the Lawrence Cultural District.
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Leslie Soden
East Lawrence
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